Cost Accountant Team Member
Resume:
Coleen I. Daeley
Coleen Daeley
San Jose, CA 95123
*******@*****.***
Summary
Experienced Start Up Cost Accountant & Successful Experienced ERP Implementation Specialist. Implementations of Oracle, SAP, ESI, QAD, Syetline, and Epicor Team member of decision making, infrastructure set up, data input and GL mapping.
0ver 30 years of Inventory Management including Production Inventory, large mechanical parts for manufacturing, and electronic parts for manufacturing, including PCB and PWA assemblies, and medical parts for a medical manufacturer. Also fluent in Fixed Asset Inventories and Papers and Forms(banking)
Project leader and business manager with extensive experience in implementing specialized software applications including ERP and Organizational Profitability. Proficient in problem resolution in a team environment with outside vendors.
Full ownership of all Operational activities as related to COGS. Cycle Counting, Physical Inventories, Warranty Activities, Royalty Recognition, and Excess and Obsolescent inventories.
Developed COGS financials and Gross Margin reporting by product line. Utilized ERP system ability to accurately retrieve information. Proven strengths in cost flow analysis, manufacturing overhead models, inventory forecasting models and cost element applications.
Extensive EXCEL skills, including Pivot table analysis and V-lookup for large data extracts.
Senior Level Liaison with Contract Manufacturer. Managed ATP Process with parent company and CM.
Professional Experience
C-Hawk Technologies
Hayward, CA
April 2024-Present
Senior Global Cost Accountant
Key Member ERP Implementation Team
Design and develop Standard Costs for Manufacturing for the first time for this company. Create Costing Lot sizes, review LPP, create new labor and burden rates for Operations and create new material burden rates using IME as the driver.
In the new year will implement these policies and procedures in other 5 entities.
Implemented a Standard cost policy for the first time for the organization that did not have a formal costing methodology.
Successfully costed $15M of Inventory
Jointly worked with team to create new general ledger, focusing on inventory and COS accounts
Integral Team Member of Epicor Implementation team. Instrumental in development of Consigned, Drop shipments, Rework and RMA processes in system so transactions flowed correctly to the ledger. Created Inventory monthly reporting jointly with Operations.
Conducted successful Physical Inventory for 2024 with minimal variances.
Instacart
San Francisco, CA
January – March 2024
Temporary Oracle Consultant
Develop Framework, processes, PWI, for Oracle Inventory Implementation
Project was canceled, mismanagement of resources and requirements
MFG Finance Transformation Team Specialist
Western Digital Corporation
November 2022 to May 2023
Project lead for MFG Finance Improvement, enhancement and automation of processes
Monitored all MFG projects: WIP, New, and On Hold
Obtained all requirements of projects and delegated tasks to appropriate resources
Coordinate with other teams’ priorities as each functional group at WDC had projects
Weekly met with functional groups for status report
Kept updated project tracker and provided results, comments, issues to executive management
Worked with MFG Finance team to obtain sign off for implementation of changes
Completed implementation of Automation of 50 Non-Inv Org closing decreased 3 FTE’s, 1 Supervisor and 4 hrs. each per month as well as IT support. Replaced with automated program 1hr and 1 IT Resource
MFG Finance ERP System Implementation Specialist: Costing
Western Digital Corporation
September 2019 to November 2022
Responsible for implementing costing and inventory processes globally with WWOPs MFG Finance Teams.
Developed training literature for onsite training sessions in Malaysia and Thailand
Successfully created and implemented Standard Costing Quarterly process with MFG Finance Teams Reduced 2 days of work with 15FTE’s per day, shortening cycle and achieved 100% accuracy Provided support until processes became issue free
Finance Lead member of Automation Close team
Successfully with IT support and MFG Finance team and 24 hr. Oracle IT support automated the monthly Close Process in 12 months Resulted in a decrease of 30 FTE’s when we started, 26 hours (worst one) Then brought us up too Dec of 2021, only 5 IT support in different countries and 6-8 hours only
Ensured set up of all costing and inventory attributes to correctly align with the General ledger
Contract Cost Accounting Services: EatClub
October 2018 to July 2019 (Temporary Assignment Concluded)
Senior Cost Accountant
Nextest Inc. a Teradyne Company
May 2014 to Oct 2018
Responsible for COGS Financial Reporting and Cost Analysis
Review Inventory and deal with Manufacturing personnel in order to control and analyze standards cost.
Prepare cost analysis reports for all variance of COGS accounts and provide analytic insight to management and support which allows company to keep functioning efficiently.
Oversee the preparation of cost reports and monthly closing documents
Responsible for month end, quarter end, COGS reconciliations
Audit quarterly cycle counts
Member of Global cost team for standard bi-yearly standard cost updates
Company Liaison with CM for ATP
Implement ATP and provide purchasing with ATP for all CM purchases
Direct contact for commodity management
Provide guidance and support for Operations, Field Service and NPI Team
Senior Cost Accountant (contract)
Anritsu August 2013 to 2014
(Relocation from Texas)
Responsible for creating and maintaining quarterly product cost model. Review actual overhead applied and create appropriate rates. Monitor variances monthly. MFG support for NPI, cross charges and other production activities. Provide support to other departments as needed. Support Customer Service and Internal Billings. Pilot and test new activities in QAD. Assist MFG/ENG employees in QAD transactions. Mentor and Train Cost Accountant.
Perform Product Cost Model Quarterly, monthly Gross Margin reporting and quarterly reporting
Analyze and reconcile warranty reserves, royalty payments and PPV and other variances monthly
Prepare all audit schedules quarterly, participate in audit and provide inventory narrative
Prepare month-end journal entries
Create and maintain MVA Overhead rates and establish new MOH overhead rates for quarterly cost roll
Applied Materials October 2009 to February 2013
Senior Financial Analyst: R&D OPEX Spending (February 2011 to February 2013)
(Company Wide Layoff 1500 people)
Responsible for maintaining three weekly checkbooks and reporting weekly financial results for three Business Unit Groups: Foundation Engineering, Maydan Technology Group, and Silicon Systems Headquarters Group. Performed semi quarterly forecast cycles; Flash and Commit. Performed all monthly quarterly and yearly close cycles. Responsible for all account reconciliations related to OPEX expense including all accruals, receivables and intercompany accounts.
Completed three Annual Fixed Asset Audits
Successfully Managed New Product Development Project with Design Engineering
Ensured accuracy of reporting for all aspects of new PLC
Participating member of Quality Recognition Committee for two years
Applied Materials
Senior Cost Accounting Analyst: 200 MM Products (October 2009 to February 2011)
Responsible for all standard costing activities for Applied $200MM program. Performed monthly reconciliations of COGS, WIP Inventory, Raw Inventory and Finished Goods Inventory. Implemented process and procedures for Outsourced activities related to 200 MM production builds. Successfully coordinated operational activities with Applied Materials management and Semitech, Korean Manufacturer. Complete all journal entries required to cost the product shipments weekly. Performed all monthly quarterly and yearly close cycles. Partnered with BU operation in Santa Clara for semi quarterly forecast cycles; Flash and Commit. Coordinated shipments of material to AMJ (Japan), and AMK (Korea), and outsourced provider Semitech Korea. Reconciled all spares shipments sent internationally. Successfully costed 200 MM shipments during huge ramp in business and implemented Outsourcing checklist to ensure accuracy of costing production builds
Actively Participated in Cost Forum Processes and Improvements
Nominated to be newest Quality Recognition Member in 2011
Reconciled and provide roll forwards for all fixed asset account and other assigned asset accounts as well
Prepared all Sarbanes Oxley documentation and quarterly and annual audit support/schedules requested
Education
Southwest Texas State University, B.B.A. 1993
Accounting Major, Business Administration
Proficiency of Skills and Systems:
Skills: Knowledgeable in all Manufacturing processes, including Customer Order, Planning, Forecasting, Inventory Management, Purchasing and Receiving, and Field Service processes. Systems: Microsoft Office/ Excel, SAP Financial Applications and SAP SRM. Syteline ERP, Mapics ERP, Single Source Field Service Plus, Styelean Inventory Management, Great Plains ERP, PeopleSoft ERP, Oracle ERP, QAD 2009, Sage FAS, JD Edwards, Salesforce, Platinum for Windows, SAP Manufacturing, Oracle, and Expandable Software Systems, Crunchtime inventory, Google Sheets, Quickbooks Financials, Hyperion
References provided upon request
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